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24 Million Children Vaccinated in Polio CampaignHealth
More than 24 million children under five were vaccinated in a six-day nationwide polio drive across 97 districts, health officials say.
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More than 24 million children under the age of five have been vaccinated in a nationwide polio campaign that ended on Sunday, health officials said. The six-day drive, which began on 2 November 2026, covered 97 selected districts across the country and was carried out by more than 200,000 workers.
Punjab led the count with 9,126,000 children vaccinated, followed by Sindh with 7,019,000. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 4,673,000 children received the vaccine, while Balochistan recorded 2,212,000. In the federal capital, more than 450,000 children were covered, along with more than 161,000 in Gilgit-Baltistan and about 192,000 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
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Health Minister Mustafa Kamal called the campaign “a huge success” and said “Pakistan has won a crucial battle in the war against polio.” Health officials said nine polio cases had been reported in 2026 so far, which they described as a clear sign of the campaign’s success.
The scale of the operation was considerable. More than 200,000 workers took part in the drive, moving from district to district over six days to reach children in homes, schools and communities across the country. The campaign’s final day fell on 8 November, bringing the nationwide effort to a close.
The figures reported by the health authorities show coverage in every part of the country, from the largest provinces to the smaller regions. Punjab, the most populous province, accounted for the largest share of vaccinations, while the campaign also reached children in Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Officials pointed to the low number of cases reported this year as evidence that the vaccination effort is working. With only nine cases recorded in 2026 so far, they said the campaign had delivered a significant result in the continuing fight against the disease, and they described the outcome as a crucial victory for the country’s public health effort.
The campaign was one of the largest health drives of the year, and its completion marks the end of a week of intensive vaccination work. Health workers will now turn to follow-up and monitoring, as officials assess the full results of the drive and plan the next steps in the effort to keep polio cases down.
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